Ideas for fish..
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speg
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3264183
Do frag tanks traditionally have a lot of flow?
Mmm I'll probably have the eggcrate up high and a powerhead on only one side of the tank that blasts the right side of the tank... this way I could set the coral that demands higher flow on the right side and lower flow towards the left.
Is flow an issue with these fish?
http:///forum/post/3264183
Do frag tanks traditionally have a lot of flow?
Mmm I'll probably have the eggcrate up high and a powerhead on only one side of the tank that blasts the right side of the tank... this way I could set the coral that demands higher flow on the right side and lower flow towards the left.
Is flow an issue with these fish?
cranberry
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Dwarfs don't like to be blown around too much. I've seen them open their pectorals and like a kite with wind behind it, the flow blew them into the glass. Bigger guys are able to tolerate it much more. I would put a lion in a normal reef environment. Sometimes just some flow redirection can make them happier if it's too much.
speg
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3264196
Dwarfs don't like to be blown around too much. I've seen them open their pectorals and like a kite with wind behind it, the flow blew them into the glass. Bigger guys are able to tolerate it much more. I would put a lion in a normal reef environment. Sometimes just some flow redirection can make them happier if it's too much.
I'd be afraid of a full-sized lion stabbing my coral.
Why are dwarfs considered 'reef safe with caution'? They going to pick on shrimp and such?
http:///forum/post/3264196
Dwarfs don't like to be blown around too much. I've seen them open their pectorals and like a kite with wind behind it, the flow blew them into the glass. Bigger guys are able to tolerate it much more. I would put a lion in a normal reef environment. Sometimes just some flow redirection can make them happier if it's too much.
I'd be afraid of a full-sized lion stabbing my coral.
Why are dwarfs considered 'reef safe with caution'? They going to pick on shrimp and such?
cranberry
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Then GO FOR IT!!
Fuzzies are the neatest little fish. They are a big bioload but you won't have many of the issues faced with peeps who have to "feed the tank" to feed their fish. Where they eat from a stick without food landing anywhere else, algae issues are a minimum. But I suspect your frag tank will have good lights and a little higher heat, which could potentially be the match for the fuel. But I don't have any issues with nuisance algae in my tanks that aren't "tank fed".
Fuzzies are the neatest little fish. They are a big bioload but you won't have many of the issues faced with peeps who have to "feed the tank" to feed their fish. Where they eat from a stick without food landing anywhere else, algae issues are a minimum. But I suspect your frag tank will have good lights and a little higher heat, which could potentially be the match for the fuel. But I don't have any issues with nuisance algae in my tanks that aren't "tank fed".